| Sunderland | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| GK | Kelvin Davis | | GK | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| DR | Justin Hoyte | | DR | Nicky Hunt |
| S3 | DR | Christian Bassila | | DR | Bruno N'Gotty |
| DR | Gary Breen | | DR | Tal Ben Haim |
| DR | Steven Caldwell | S1 | MD | Martin Djetou |
| DR | Danny Collins | | MD | Gary Speed |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | S3 | MD | Khalilou Fadiga |
| MD | Julio Arca | | AM | Stelios Giannakopoulos |
| AM | Liam Lawrence | | AM | Ricardo Gardner |
| S1 | FD | Andy Gray | | FD | Ricardo Vaz Te |
| S2 | FD | Jon Stead | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Anthony Le Tallec | S1 | DR | Ivan Campo |
| S2 | FD | Daryl Murphy | S2 | FD | Jared Borgetti |
| S3 | DR | Alan Stubbs | S3 | MD | Jay-Jay Okocha |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mick McCarthy | | | Sam Allardyce |